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Syrian Kurdish children are not the only children who are recruited as child soldiers by PKK-affiliated organizations
Kidnapping of minors and deception of young people in all countries with Kurdish minority and the presence of PKK-affiliated organizations continue. This happens regularly in Iranian Kurdistan, where Iranian Kurdish teenagers are influenced and tricked both through social media platforms and by local operators who deliberately target them to later move to the Qandil region […]
Children are the toy of adults
It has been many years that the issue of using children as a tool in regional wars in the world and especially in the Middle East has been receiving much attention. According to the reports published by the United Nations, many cases of the use of children in regional armed conflicts such as various Kurdish […]
Fear of civilians casualties arises as Turkey begins new operation in Iraq and Syria
Turkey carried out air strikes Tuesday in northern Iraq against rebel Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) positions, causing casualties, authorities in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region said. “Turkish warplanes targeted several positions of Kurdistan Workers’ Party fighters,” particularly in the Makhmur and Sinjar regions, Kurdish counter-terrorism services said in a statement. “Turkish military aircraft bombed six PKK […]
PKK’s Syrian wing YPG also deceives, forcefully holds, and indoctrinates children
Not unlike Iranian wing PJAK, PKK's Syrian wing YPG continues to kidnap minors to use them as child soldiers. Muhammad Azad Hasan (15) is the latest victim.
Father of Shirwan Seyedipour: “My son is in Syria, he wants to come home!”
Shirwan Seyedipour left home due to debts. After 2 years, he phoned home. He was injured, in Syria and wanted to return. His parents wait for him still.
Family of teenager recruited by PJAK: My brother’s body is buried somewhere in Syria
Amin Randigonbodi was a teenager when recruited by PJAK, some time before his obituary announcement was published from far away, from Syria. Amin is the son of Abdul Rahman Randigonbodi, from Urmia. His brother emphasized in an interview with IKHRW’s reporter that Amin was not a militant, had no particular political beliefs, and had no […]
How Viable Is The Kurds’ Autonomous Territory In Northeast Syria?
By David Romano, eurasia review. Ilham Ahmed, head of the political wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has been lobbying Moscow and Washington to support Kurdish representation in the long-stalled, UN-backed Syrian peace process. Ahmed, who has visited both capitals in recent weeks, also wants the country’s Kurdish-run region to be exempted from sanctions […]
Stockholm’s failure to recognize SDF links to YPG, PKK
BY KLAUS JURGENS What makes highly experienced politicians who travel and know the world think terrorists are freedom fighters? How come after decades in the business of politics members of banned terrorist gangs and their offshoots continuously manage to fool them? What happened to political due diligence? Or could it be that certain holders of public […]
Ocalan had a phone call with his brother
Abdullah Ocalan, jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has spoken on the phone with his brother for a “short” time after nearly a year of no contact, according to a statement from his lawyers. The news follows recent rumours that Ocalan had died in jail. Without naming his brother, Asrin Law Office, which […]
US-backed Syrian Kurdish unity talks to resume amid mounting distrust
Although talks are set to resume this week, the prospects of a Syrian Kurdish unity deal seem more elusive than ever, with plenty of sticking points threatening to sink the effort. Rival Syrian Kurdish parties are expected to resume US-backed “unity talks” this week, but prospects of a deal seem more elusive than ever despite […]